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Weight loss being Breast cancer survivor
Has anyone taken Modere or NAT Keytones after having breast cancer to help jump start weight loss?
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Pc
I was diagnosed with pc back in 2021 I was scared to find out so I wanted a year to find out and when I did I was full blown stage 4 my psa level was at 98.8 did 5 chemotherapy my psa got down to 1 started taken cancer pills went back now my psa is back up around .40 having to do 8 more rounds of chemotherapy my iron down…
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Breast Cancer Metastasis with newly developed Cholangiocarcinoma
Hello, My grandma has breast cancer metastasis to the bones and also the doctors have in the past two months discovered cholangiocarcinoma in her bile duct. The doctors have recommended against surgery for the cholangiocarcinoma due to her age and because she also has breast cancer metastasis. Is there anyone in a similar…
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Reconstructive surgery and blood tests
I had reconstructive Delayed DEIP surgery at the end of February(4 months ago) and my recent bloodwork shows anemia and my CEA number went to 4.5. I am still swollen and may have an incisional hernia. Has anyone else had similar problems after this surgery?
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3rd recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer with tall cell features
I had my original DX in 2017, a TT and neck dissection 7/2017, second surgery - neck dissection in 3/2021, and now looking a third neck dissection for this so-called “good” cancer🥴🙄I am very scared about a third surgery with all the scar tissue from the first two! It’s hard not research all the terrible post-op…
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Jeannie Hopper-An Inspiration To Us All
Here is a story for us to use as inspiration and remember we can do this no matter the challenge. It is a story of a lady that faced stage 4 tongue cancer. She had a great care team but there is a lot involved in her treatment and recovery as would be expected. Here she shares her story to help and inspire others from her…
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P16 s cell throat cancer
7 radiations in , water tastes like acid any suggestions , what to drink . Can still swallow
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stage 3a RCC at 43
Good morning. I'm new here. Last November i had my right kidney removed due to an 8cm tumor which turned out to be RCC. i have approximately a 10 inch scar. the cancer hadn't spread to my lymph nodes just a tiny bit to some adjacent fat. i am on keytruda as a precaution for a year and already had my first ultrasound 5…
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2nd time but different
Invasive Mammary Carsinoma. Any info.please
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Recently diagnosed with Gleason score of 9
My biopsy last week revealed a few fives and sixes but the ugliest was a score of 9. The strange thing though is my PSA score of 5 about six months ago. Because of the high Gleason score, my urologist suggested the DaVinci surgery and a second opinion. After numerous recommendations and a consultation with Dr. Kawachi at…
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Any more gallbladder cancer patients?
It is wonderful to connect with gbc patients, but there aren't many of us!
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Head and Neck Cancer Patients Share Their Stories
Here is a short video from a fellow who was diagnosed, he says with throat cancer, tumor base of tongue, with lymph node involvement. They told him his new job for the next year is to fight throat cancer. Take Care, God Bless-Russ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWYqirykEzM
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acoustic neuroma
i was recently diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, I have no hearing loss or tinittus, no facial paralysis, only slight vertigo. my tumor is 1.8 cm long, so not large yet, but it's touching the brain stem already. What are the risks connected with the tumor touching the brain stem? Does anyone know what the chances are of…
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Needing support
Hi, I am really hoping to find some support on here as no one in my life gets it. I am in my mid 20s and my mother's only caregiver. Most of our family has already passed and I am not getting a lot of support from friends.I also have a high stress job so I am starting to feel extremely burnt out in all areas of my life,…
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BRAVES FAN UPDATE
Hello everyone 1st of all. Thank you for all the words of encouragement. Met my new cancer doctor and learned a whole lot. Also met with my surgeon and I am going to be in GREAT HANDS! I have surgery scheduled July 11th. It's is in my upper descending colon (sigmoid??) Which is better Than rectal I have learned. I am…
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My journey
I have been reading, and wasn't going to, but figure there are others like me. Not diagnosed yet, but on the journey.. 49 (for a few more weeks anyway), otherwise healthy. Routine PSA, first time being checked, 5.4 ng/mL. 1 month later, 5.7 ng/mL with a PSA Free % of 9%. Was told I would get a urologist appointment in 12…
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mTNBC
Looking for others who have/had been diagnosed with mTNBC.
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New To All Of This - Overwhelmed
This is my first time on this site. I was recently diagnosed with endometrial cancer. I am scheduled for a hysterectomy and lymph node removal in six days. It's been a bit of a waiting game until that is done and I know exactly where I am as far as stages and how far the cancer has gone. I am feeling so overwhelmed with…
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Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients: Questions To Ask Your Health Care Team
BY Rosemary Catallo Patients and their families often come into The Learning Center, where I work as a librarian, to seek information. After interacting with people for many years -- and from reviewing the large amount of information we have access to here --I've come to understand what information newly diagnosed patients…
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CT scan shows something on liver
Its been two years since my colectomy and completion of chemo for stage 2b CRC. This morning my 6 month CT scan showed a spot on my liver that the radiologist labeled "probable metastasis of previous cancer". Anyone else had this? Next step is PET scan next week. I'm trying to remain optomistic that this is something…
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DIM and Sulforaphane as an alternative to drugs
I was diagnosed in 2021 with estrogen + breast cancer. Lumpectomy and no nodes involved. I had 16 treatments of radiation and was put on arimidex. The results of the drug I was hospitalized for very high all over the place BP, fast heart beat, chest pain, it throw my thyroid off . I can’t take the other drugs because I may…
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Eight years later...
Hi everyone. I am eight years out of having breast cancer and I had all the things that go with it.. Chemo, radiation, etc.. I am now really suffering with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and all the symtoms of fibromyalgia.. not to mention I have had insomnia since as well.. Is this common? Has anyone else suffered with…
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Concerning for malignancy on Liver ultrasound report
I’m new here and hoping to get some information. I recently had an abdominal ultrasound due to mild, off/on abdominal pain. everything was normal except a 3.4 cm mass on the left lobe of my liver. Ultrasound report stated, “concerning for malignancy” so needless to say I am a wreck. My doctor put through an “urgent” CT…
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CyberKnife as Treatment
Has anyone heard of or been through the treatment that uses CyberKnife. I'm only reading really good things about this noninvasive type of treatment. CyberKnife.com.
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Is post radiation heartburn common?
I’m 19 months post radiation for base of tongue cancer. Radiation killed the cancer as well as some taste buds and saliva glands. Because of dry mouth and that damn “velcro” at the back of my tongue I still have trouble eating most real food that seems to turn into sawdust and doesn’t want to go down. So I’m still living…
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Letrozole side effects? stage 1A
Hi - I'm new to the board and this is my first post. Was diagnosed with stage 1A, grade 2 endometrial cancer earlier this year. Had full laparoscopic hysterectomy early August (overall healing ok) - no spread, lymph nodes clean - but positive pelvic wash. Surgeon and hematologist have put out the option of taking letrozole…
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Roll call for Endometrial Adenocarcinoma any stage
No many active posts now, so I said let start this topic just for information, anyway the difference between Endometrial adenocarcinoma and UPSC is minimal. Thanks I'm Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Stage 4. Diagnosed in April 2015.
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Newly diagnosed
Would anyone care to comment on what kind of pain they experienced while waiting for surgery? A small amount of spotting and what felt like menstrual cramps at age 67 led me to see a gynecologist that did an US and a biopsy. The biopsy showed group 1 cancer cells. I have met with a gynecological oncologist and I am…
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Update or Progress?
Just got a call from the cancer dr.They want to see and meet me next Wednesday so this Friday I have 2 scans. . next Wednesday. I see the cancer doctor.. and then Thursday,I see the doctor that did My colonoscopy. Not sure of the process but here we go.. I'm only 1 week since diagnosis of colon cancer.
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Need Advice/Guidance
Hello everybody. I’ve finally gotten so desperate that I’m reaching out to anybody who can help me. I am the daughter of a cancer patient. My mom was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in Feb of this year. She went through the surgery and recovery and started chemo in the beginning of April. First treatment went…